Clown knife sold in Asian market

[jsodwi]

What a bummer. One of my favorite fish.

 

[LukeOscar]

Who said they were the giant featherbacks?

Says in the pic

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[Aweshade9]

Says in the pic

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Thanks. The common name is probably used for most of the larger growing chitala in markets, and not just lopis.

 

[calichai]

Tasty, but giant gourami much better.


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[Cu455]

I just bought a frozen pack of dragon gobies from the Asian market here.I will see if my fish like the taste of them...I wonder if the clown knife fish are farmed?


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Did they?

 

[cephalofoil]

its always funny seeing animals we view as pets being sold as food. i saw a little package of spiny eels (macrognathus aculeatus) at my local asian market. All packed up like little sausages.

 

[soumo]

I would imagine them to be quite boney?


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actually the bones and flesh are seperated and cooked with different recepies......

 

[hulk181]

They are some tasty eats!

Mad tasty! My dad grew up in Thailand and he used to catch these clown knives in the rivers there. He said they make them into fish meatballs. He said they're the most popular fish to make meatballs with. So anytime you order noodles with fish meatballs, it's probably a clown knife you're eating.

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[monsterkeeper87]

actually the bones and flesh are seperated and cooked with different recepies......

Awesome, I really like these fish but if I had the chance I would definitely tast it


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[shipmonkey]

Then they are not "giant featherbacks" and are most likely the common chitala ornata that we commonly keep.


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All chitala species are gaints when compared to the other featherback native to the area, notopterus notopterus.